Keynote – Climate Solutions & Health: The Lancet Countdown
June 9, 2024 / 15:30 – 15:45
Marina Romanello is Executive Director at the Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change, Climate Change and Health Researcher at the University College London.
Key messages:
Climate change causes widespread human suffering today, affecting millions globally.
Continued climate inaction poses high costs to human well-being, with escalating health risks from increasing global temperatures.
The Lancet Countdown’s ten years of science assessments highlight the urgent need for health-centered climate action. This includes shifting the global economy to a zero-carbon footing, presenting transformative opportunities for improving global population health.
